44. But the illegal worship sites were not torn down. The people continued to sacrifice and burn incense at these worship sites. Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
45. Isn’t everything else about Jehoshaphat—the heroic acts he did and ⌊the wars⌋ he fought—written in the official records of the kings of Judah?
46. He rid the land of the male temple prostitutes who were left there from the time of his father Asa.
47. There was no king in Edom; instead, a deputy ruled.
48. Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-style ships to go to Ophir for gold. But they didn’t go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.
49. Then Ahaziah, son of Ahab, said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat refused.
50. Jehoshaphat lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoram succeeded him as king.